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The 25 highest-paying jobs in the US right now — and which cities are hiring

Hint: Atlanta and New York are major contenders

Thanks to a new report from online job and recruitment marketplace Glassdoor, it just got easier to pinpoint which sectors are offering the highest salaries — and where in the United States you should consider starting your job hunt.

Researchers with the company recently identified the 25 highest paying jobs in the country for its 2018 ranking based on millions of employee salary reports. For a job title to be considered, it must have received at least 100 salary reports between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018.

“To ensure the most reliable median base salary for all job titles, Glassdoor also applies a proprietary statistical algorithm to estimate annual median base pay, which controls for factors such as location and seniority,” researchers wrote, adding that the number of job openings represents active Glassdoor job listings as of July 19.

According to Glassdoor, there are more job openings for nurse practitioners than any other top-paying career. As of July 19, researchers counted 14,931 openings for the $106,962 median base salary gig. The best cities to flock to: Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; Baltimore; Columbus, Ohio and Phoenix.

There are also more than 8,600 job openings for aspiring physician assistants.